The Big Books of Fall
Genres

Systems


Systems Books

Thinking In Systems: A Primer
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small
Complexity: A Guided Tour
An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition)
Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies
The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision
Systems Thinking For Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less
Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update
Chaos: Making a New Science
Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
Business Dynamics
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The Antidotes by Patty MechaelTree of Life by Rochelle StraussBorn With a Bang by Jennifer MorganChildren Just Like Me by Catherine SaundersEnergy Island by Allan Drummond
Systems Thinking for Children
26 books — 7 voters
Markov Decision Processes by Martin L. PutermanDynamic Probabilistic Systems, Volume I by Ronald A. HowardDynamic Probabilistic Systems, Volume II by Ronald A. HowardReinforcement Learning by Richard S. SuttonOptimal Control Theory by Donald E. Kirk
Control and Systems Theory (MMath)
24 books — 7 voters

Finite and Infinite Games by James P. CarseThe Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. TainterGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterSynergetics by R. Buckminster FullerCritical Path by R. Buckminster Fuller
Civilization Emerging (Daniel Schmachtenberger's recommended books)
43 books — 1 voter
Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin KleppmannHow Linux Works by Brian WardThe Linux Programming Interface by Michael KerriskLinux System Programming by Robert LoveThe Elements Of Computing Systems by Noam Nisan
Systems Programming
17 books — 4 voters

Quotes Tagged “Systems”

Tony Judt
“ ask . . . what it is about all-embracing 'systems' of thought that leads inexorably to all-embracing 'systems' of rule. ...more ”
― Tony Judt, Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century
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“ It is always easier to destroy a complex system than to selectively alter it. ”
― Roby James, Commitment
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Videos Tagged “Systems”

Edison Electric Institute’s Influential Minds author series
Edison Electric Institute’s Influential Minds author series
Book Trailer: Self-Therapy
Book Trailer: Self-Therapy
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Groups Tagged "Systems"

SystemsConnect This is for reading books about mpd and did. This is also where systems can talk and make friend…more
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Reading Space for Systemic Thinkers This group is for those who are interested in reading with the intention of exploring the text w…more
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